DO YOU KNOW WHO MANAGED LIVERPOOL TO THE 1985/1986 SEASON'S ENGLISH FA Cup AND LEAGUE DOUBLE?

The 1986 English FA Cup Final was a Merseyside Derby between Liverpool FC and Everton FC at Wembley Stadium. The match was played seven days after Liverpool had secured the league title, with Everton finishing as runners-up. Liverpool went on to win this match 3–1, with two goals from Ian Rush and one from Craig Johnston after Gary Lineker had put Everton ahead in the first half. Kenny Dalglish who played in that final was the player manager that led the Reds to this feat.

DO YOU KNOW WHO SCORED FOUR GOALS THE LAST TIME ENGLAND DEFEATED SPAIN IN THEIR OWN GROUND IN A COMPETITIVE MATCH?

The last time the Three Lions of England defeated the La Furia Roja of Spain in an international match was in February 1987 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. FC Barcelona's Gary Linekar scored four goals in the space of 33 minutes as England stunned Spain in an international friendly match 4-2 which saw Spain's Emilio Butragueño opening scoring in that historic match. Linekar's four goals took his England tally to 18 in 21 matches, a rate matched only by Jimmy Greaves and Nat Lofthouse.

DID YOU KNOW THE ONLY ENGLISH BORN PLAYER TO FEATURE IN LIVERPOOL FC STARTING 11 IN THE 1986 ENGLISH FA CUP FINAL?



Gary Linekar of Everton FC outclasses Mark Lawrenson

Mark Lawrenson was the only English born player in Liverpool F.C.'s starting line-up in the 1986 English FA Cup final played at the prestigious Wembley Stadium. It ended with the Reds defeating neighbours Everton F.C. 3-1 in the first and still the only English FA Cup final Merseyside derby that had Gary Linekar opening scoring. He played a total of 241 games and scored 11 goals for the Merseyside outfit from 1981 - 1988.